The Philadelphia-based company said it earned $908 million, or 33 cents a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $867 million, or 31 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts had been calling for EPS of 40 cents.

“I am pleased to report strong performance across key financial, operational and product areas. Cable had an outstanding quarter, led by continuing strength in high-speed Internet and business services,” CEO Brian Roberts said in a statement.

Comcast, which is the largest U.S. cable operator, said it lost 165,000 basic video customers last quarter, down from a deeper loss of 275,000 customers a year earlier. On the other hand, Internet subscribers grew by 261,000.